Trillions of dollars a year – cybercrime is becoming a growing global problem

Global losses resulting from cybercrime reached a record $2024 trillion in 9,5. This data is presented in the Experis report "CIO Forecasts for 2025: Priorities for Technology Leaders." The study shows that as many as 77% of companies plan to invest most in cybersecurity. For comparison, if these losses were treated as a percentage of a country's GDP, it would rank third in the world, behind only the United States and China.

Cybersecurity is a key challenge for CIOs

According to the report, 41% of IT directors cite cybersecurity as the biggest challenge in their role. This is followed by integrating artificial intelligence (19%) and keeping up with new technologies (15%). Other areas requiring attention include risk management and regulatory compliance (9%), maintaining operations (7%), and responding to customer needs (6%). The director of Experis in Poland emphasizes that digital security has ceased to be solely the domain of IT, becoming the foundation of business resilience. "Nowadays, every organization relies on data. A single system vulnerability can paralyze operations and cause significant financial losses and even legal consequences," he notes.

Investment priorities for 2025

The report indicates that most companies intend to increase their cybersecurity spending in the coming year. 77% of IT leaders plan to increase their digital security budgets, with 68% focusing on cloud solutions, 67% on artificial intelligence, 66% on SaaS systems, 64% on employee development, and 60% on digital media.rodoworkspace. As investment increases, so does the demand for security specialists – both operational and leaders responsible for strategy and management consulting.

Cybersecurity Talent Shortage

Experts emphasize that the shortage of skilled workers is significant. Demand for specialists exceeds the pace of developing new talent. Companies are responding to this problem through reskilling, developing internal competencies, and collaborating with external partners.

Key Action Points for IT Leaders

According to CIOs, the top three actions that will allow organizations to achieve success are: 1. Strengthening cybersecurity (35%). 2. Aligning IT strategy with business goals (34%). 3. Optimizing IT operations to reduce costs and increase efficiency (30%). Additionally, the importance of building efficient IT teams (26%), managing technological transformation processes (23%), monitoring regulatory changes (20%), and accelerating IT program implementation (19%) was highlighted.

Experis study in numbers

The study involved 1.393 IT leaders – including 480 members of top management (CIO, CTO) and 913 technology decision-makers in companies from various sectors.